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OPL2 and OPL3 FM support Up to 127 separate instruments (up from 31 in RAD 1.1) Up to 100 separate patterns (up from 32 in RAD 1.1) Up to 128 patterns in the order 9 channels Compact tune file size (even smaller than RAD 1.1) Innovative "riff" system MIDI support Export to WAV feature Easy to use

Notably, it has 4op / stereo support, so if you liked the workflow of the original but missed some OPL3 features, this might be for you!

Its very very cool!!!!! Just one question: How I can automation any synth parameters in patterns?

Thnx!

Hi Jalex, Void/Reality here.

Unfortunately you can't automate synth parameters in patterns currently - however you can modify them using commands in our new Instrument Riffs feature. See the final two paragraphs under "Riffs" (it's also worth checking out the rest of the Riffs section - it's a powerful feature):

Its very very cool!!!!! Just one question: How I can automation any synth parameters in patterns?

Thnx!

Hi Jalex, Void/Reality here.

Unfortunately you can't automate synth parameters in patterns currently - however you can modify them using commands in our new Instrument Riffs feature. See the final two paragraphs under "Riffs" (it's also worth checking out the rest of the Riffs section - it's a powerful feature):

This pattern will play every time this instrument is triggered. You can add note changes, effects (pitch down for kicks/snares, pitch bends for vibrato), even trigger other instruments from here - I haven't fully explored this yet though!

However, columns 2, 3, and 6 are where I am modifying the instrument parameters:

Can you send MIDI to RAD or does it just use midi instruments? I can’t find how midi is implemented in the manual?

Hi GLOOMS,

I've only tried using a physical MIDI keyboard with RAD, but anything that is a valid MIDI source on your system should work. If you want to send MIDI to RAD from another program, you may need to set up a virtual MIDI bus in-between. I was able to do this on my Mac by following these instructions:

And I was then able to select IAC Driver Bus 1 as my MIDI source in RAD (CTRL-M to configure MIDI). I didn't go so far as to actually send MIDI commands to this bus, but I see no reason why it wouldn't work from here.

If you need further help, let me know exactly what you're trying to achieve and I'll see what I can do.

Does the midi implementation handle the midi clock messages both in and out? Im interested in syncing the RAD Tracker to my C64

Hi scannerboy,

No - RAD simply plays back notes (and velocities, and note-offs) received by the selected MIDI source. The intention wasn't to create a virtual OPL3 MIDI synthesiser - rather we just wanted to allow people to use their MIDI keyboard to play back instruments and sequence notes, rather than using their PC keyboard. There is no MIDI clock sync and no ability to sync RAD tune playback with other MIDI devices.

However, if you have a third-party sequencer that is synced to your C64, and is able to send MIDI note data to RAD, then you could theoretically sync playback together. As a massive C64 fan, I'm really intrigued by your request and would love to hear this in action - if I can provide any more info to get you closer to this goal, let me know.